Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale

< will always illuminate

for 6 seconds to remind you and your pas-
sengers to fasten your seat belts.

If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened
when the engine is started, an additional
warning chime will also sound for a maxi-
mum of 6 seconds or until the driver’ s
seat belt is fastened.

If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the
front passenger’s seat belt (with the front
passenger seat occupied) is not fastened
with front doors closed,

the seat belt telltale

< remains illu-

minated for as long as either the driv-
er’s or front passenger’s seat belt is not
fastened.
If you and/or your passenger release
the seat belt during driving, the seat
belt telltale

< starts flashing and

the warning chime sounds.

and if the vehicle speed once exceeds
15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt
telltale

< starts flashing and a

warning chime sounds with increasing
intensity for a maximum of 60 seconds
or until the driver’s and the front pas-
senger’s seat belt are fastened.

If the driver’s or the front passenger’s
seat belt remains unfastened after
60 seconds, the warning chime stops
sounding, the seat belt telltale

stops flashing but continues to be illu-
minated.

After a vehicle standstill the warning
chime is reactivated and the seat belt
telltale

< is flashing again if the ve-

hicle speed once exceeds 15 mph
(25 km/h).

The seat belt telltale

< will only go out

if both the driver’s and front passenger’s
seat belt (with the front passenger seat oc-
cupied) are fastened, or the vehicle is
standing still and a front door is opened.

For more information, see “Practical hints”
(

୴

page 388).

Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter

The seat belts for the front and rear outer
seats are equipped with emergency ten-
sioning devices and seat belt force limit-
ers.

The ETD is designed to activate in the fol-
lowing cases:

in frontal or rear-end impacts exceed-
ing the system deployment threshold

in certain vehicle rollovers

Pregnant women should also always use
a lap-shoulder belt. The lap belt portion
should be positioned as low as possible
on the hips to avoid any possible pres-
sure on the abdomen.

Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.

When using a seat belt to secure infant
restraint or toddler restraint or children
in booster seats, always follow the child
seat manufacturer’s instructions.